Fengge (David) Yu '16

Photo by Nancy L. Ford Photography

Class of 2016 Fengge (David) Yu will be joining Amazon as a business analyst after graduating from Hamilton College in May. He was awarded an Amazon internship in their Seattle office in the summer of 2019 having realized, through his studies in statistics and computer science, that he enjoyed dealing with big chunks of data. David also felt well prepared by Hamilton’s New York City program that provided him an earlier demanding internship at Pricap Advisors, a small investment management company. David’s Amazon internship gave him responsibility for creating an automatic report system, and upon starting he had to create a required “press release,” an Amazon tradition that helps interns brainstorm customers’ pain points. David shared in a Hamilton interview that “It was a painful experience for me because it forced me to plan everything out when I had very little information. But all the people, even those from other organizations within Amazon…had been extremely patient and helpful. I really loved Seattle when I was there last summer. I’m also excited that I can occasionally choose to work remotely either from home or in another city (or another country) where Amazon has an office.” and past auction results with the goal of piecing together the nuanced history of each work of art. This process starts with examining each painting for clues such as hidden signatures, collectors’ marks, and inventory numbers and labels that may yield new information. Sequentially, she writes essays for the sale catalog, published in print and on Christie’s website, and communicates the salient points around each painting. This is a particularly exciting time to work with paintings by the Old Masters, as continuous developments in modern technology, bourgeoning databases, and new scholarship bring previously unknown information to light each year!